Trending...
- Boston: Mayor Michelle Wu Announces City's Black History Month Programming
- Boston: February is Black History Month
- Boston: Mayor Wu Announces New Road Safety Ordinance to Increase Accountability of Third Party Delivery Providers
BOSTON - BostonChron -- Boston, MA – Vital Village Networks (VVN) at Boston Medical Center is continuing its work of growing a network of local leaders to build the capacity of communities to promote community-ownership of local food systems through the fourth cohort of the Community Food Systems Fellowship.
Through a grant supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), VVN has selected eleven emerging local leaders from across the country to participate in the 2025 Community Food Systems Fellowship program, which was launched in 2021 (https://www.bmc.org/news/vital-village-networks...). The program serves as a co-created leadership pathway for diverse leaders to skill share, build capacity, grow peer networks, and strengthen efforts to build equitable and resilient local food systems. The fellowship specifically focuses on strengthening community engagement and leadership of caregivers, parents and families, uplifting strengths-based narratives, and fostering collaborative leadership to scale community identified solutions and cross-sector partnerships.
More on Boston Chron
This year's fellows were selected from a robust pool of applicants across the United States for their demonstrated experience and commitment advancing racial equity and social transformation within the food system, centering of local community leadership, and history of effective collaboration and partnership. A selection committee of fellowship program staff, alumni, and program advisors and partners participated in a multi-part review process.
2025 Fellows include:
Jammella Anderson (they/them)
Free Food Fridge Albany
Albany, NY
Tyeena Carter (she/her)
Cultivating Culture
Slidell, LA
Dr. Truphena Choti (she/her)
AfriThrive
Silver Spring, MD
Ellie Cordero (she/her)
Everett Community Growers
Everett, MA
Heather Evoy (she/her)
Indigenous Consultant
Juneau, Alaska
British Griffis (she/her)
Chicago Food Policy Action Council
Chicago, IL
Chantel Kemp (she/her)
GrowNYC
New York, NY
Lauren McCalister (they/them)
People's' Cooperative Market
Bloomington, IN
Nekia McDonald (he/him)
The Lighthouse | Black Girls Project
Jackson, MS
Emmanuel Avila Morales (he/him)
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Jordan Smith (she/her)
Hawai'i Good Food Alliance
Honolulu, HI
Through a grant supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), VVN has selected eleven emerging local leaders from across the country to participate in the 2025 Community Food Systems Fellowship program, which was launched in 2021 (https://www.bmc.org/news/vital-village-networks...). The program serves as a co-created leadership pathway for diverse leaders to skill share, build capacity, grow peer networks, and strengthen efforts to build equitable and resilient local food systems. The fellowship specifically focuses on strengthening community engagement and leadership of caregivers, parents and families, uplifting strengths-based narratives, and fostering collaborative leadership to scale community identified solutions and cross-sector partnerships.
More on Boston Chron
- Boston: Article 85 Hearing - BLC - February 25, 2025 at 6 p.m.
- Boston: Request for Comments HOME-ARP Allocation Plan - Amendment #2
- Earn passive income through DAY Miner cloud mining in 2025
- Vane Airport Media Inc, The Best Travel Idea of 2025
- HVAC Systems: The Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Flu Season
This year's fellows were selected from a robust pool of applicants across the United States for their demonstrated experience and commitment advancing racial equity and social transformation within the food system, centering of local community leadership, and history of effective collaboration and partnership. A selection committee of fellowship program staff, alumni, and program advisors and partners participated in a multi-part review process.
2025 Fellows include:
Jammella Anderson (they/them)
Free Food Fridge Albany
Albany, NY
Tyeena Carter (she/her)
Cultivating Culture
Slidell, LA
Dr. Truphena Choti (she/her)
AfriThrive
Silver Spring, MD
Ellie Cordero (she/her)
Everett Community Growers
Everett, MA
Heather Evoy (she/her)
Indigenous Consultant
Juneau, Alaska
British Griffis (she/her)
Chicago Food Policy Action Council
Chicago, IL
Chantel Kemp (she/her)
GrowNYC
New York, NY
Lauren McCalister (they/them)
People's' Cooperative Market
Bloomington, IN
Nekia McDonald (he/him)
The Lighthouse | Black Girls Project
Jackson, MS
Emmanuel Avila Morales (he/him)
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Jordan Smith (she/her)
Hawai'i Good Food Alliance
Honolulu, HI
Source: Vital Village Networks
0 Comments
Latest on Boston Chron
- Kelvin Emtech and Colm Engineering Unveil Strategic Joint Venture, to Boost Data Center and Building M&E Capabilities
- The Twelfth Tony Del Plato Mystery Debuts
- TiE Boston and Venture Development Center (VDC) at UMass Boston to Collaborate on the AI VC Forum
- Eagle Coins Gold & Silver Buying: Trusted Gold and Coin Buyers Near You
- From Corporate Identity Theft to Business Success
- Leading change makers and industry experts join The Possible Zone Board of Directors
- Citizens for West Virginia Election Integrity Calls for Urgent Reforms to Safeguard State Elections
- The Arc of South Shore Announces Elizabeth Sandblom as CEO
- Patton Launches SFP-based RS-232/422/485 Serial Device Server
- Local Tech Entrepreneur Partners with WonderSouq To Offer Downtown Medford Businesses a Virtual City Experience
- Boston Bridal Atelier Enhances Luxury Experience with New Bridal Shop Location
- New Website for Solo Agers Over 50
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner Returns to Columbia for an Unforgettable Evening of Poetry & Music
- Slightly Stoopid, Damian & Stephen Marley to headline Everwild Music Festival in 2025
- Parkbench13 Media Group Inc. Seeks Artists for Sync Licensing Opportunities
- Brooke Shields Announced as a Keynote Speaker at the 2025 Simmons Leadership Conference
- The Elevated Table Project Revolutionizes Cannabis-Infused Cooking & Cocktails
- Boston: Mayor Wu Announces City's Black History Month Programming
- THSYU Opens New Doors for Accredited Investors, Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Finance and the Digital Asset Frontier
- Mardi Gras Annual Party w/Revolutionary Snake Ensemble + guests Jason Palmer & Henri Smith